Yup, that makes sense.
Thanks for taking the time to reply so fully - I appreciate it.

Thanks for replying. Are you saying that GPIO8 and 9 are fine to use with I2C, or that I can easily change which pins I use, or both? If it's the former, I think you're right - but I've not tested it. I have already used different pins in my project to avoid any issues. If it's the latter (as using ...

Hi. This is my first post here. Be gentle. I've been experimenting with AiThinker ESP32-3CF and 3CU modules. The datasheets for these both show the flash download strapping pins being GPIO8 and 9. Now, here's the pins.h file for the ESP32-C3 variant: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/blob/m...